Dispenser for bobby-pins and the like



fF 1 J. GiKARASEVlCH 2,874,703

' DISPENSER Fon BOBBY-PINS AND THE :LIKE Filed Dec. '14. 1 955 I 2Sheets-Sheet Feb. 24, 1959 1 'J. G. KARAEVICH 2,874,703

DISPENSER FOR BOBBY-PINS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 14. 1955 Y 2Sheets-Sheet 2 ,azziw 7 57K /4 TTQE/Vfy United States P t r DISPENSERFOR BOBBY-PINS AND THE LIKE John George Karasevich, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada Application December 14, 1955, Serial No. 553,148

4 Claims. (Cl. 1321) The invention relates to a dispenser for Bobbiepins and the like, as described in the present specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawings that form a part of the same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel features desireddistance apart for placement of the pin in the hair, causing it toautomatically close when positioned to the hair; to furnish a dispenserin which a number of Bobbie pinsmay be stored in their ordinarily closedcondition and which automatically ejects a single pin in proper opencondition for placement in the hair,

closing the same when in place; to provide aBobbie pin dispenser of acompactness enabling-it to be easily and handily carried in a purse orhandbag; to eliminate the necessity of personal handling of Bobbie pinswhen placing them in the hair, thus avoiding loss of time and annoyancecaused by opening and closing the pin with the fingers or nails; toconstruct'a Bobbie pindispe'nser consisting of comparatively fewmechanical components,

one adapted for manufacture in a variety of suitable materials and thatis simple in its operation; and generally to providea dispenser forBobbie pins and the like that is attractive in appearance and efiicientfor its purpose.

In the drawings:

' Figure 1 is a perspective view of the dispenser.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the dispenser having the lid open andshowing the compartment for the pins. Figure 3 is a perspective view ofthe flanged base-plate of the dispenser and illustrating the operatinglever mounted therein. l p

Figure 4 is a'longitudinal sectional view as taken along the line 44 inFigure 1. V I

Figure 5 is an enlarged'fragmentary detail, in perspective, showing themanner in which the free'ends of the Bobbie pin are spread as it isbeing ejected from the case. H

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective detail showing themanner in which the Bobbie pin is ejected from the dispenser in itsspread'position.

Figure 7 is a perspective detail of the pressure bar.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective detail of the pin supportingmember and illustrating the pins mounted thereon. i i

Like numerals of reference: indicate corresponding parts in the variousfigures.

Referring to the drawings;.thei'dispenser, as; indicated by the numeral10, consists of a base plate having an elongated portion 11 at one endand an enlarged portion 12 at the other end, the two end portions beingjoined together by a narrow neck portion 13.

Th b P s r qv w th fla e 14 ex en in around its contour with theexception of the open recess 15 or cut out which is formed by the neckand end portions.

The cover plate 16 is similarly shaped as the base plate but does notnecessarily need to have the flange and this cover plate is secured tothe base plate ,by the screws or other fastening means 17. In thismanner the base plate and the cover plate form the handle 18 and the pinejection compartment 19.

These plates may be made of any suitable material,

such as plastic, metal or the like and which may be easily molded,pressed or otherwise fashioned to form the comparatively narrow handleand the wider and outwardly tapered pin ejection compartment.

A manually operated pressure rod or lever 20 has its inner end portioncontained in the handle 18 and is provided with a slot 21 located at itsinner or left extremity and which is engaged by the roller pin 22 andheld under spring tension such as a sear spring 23.

The pressure spring lever projects fromwithin'the handle 18 across theopening or recess 15 and into the pin ejection compartment 19 at aslight outward or upward angle, the inner end walls of the handle andthe pin ejection compartment being provided with apex tures or slotspermitting the lever free movement when pressed on. e

The pressure rod is provided with a finger saddle 24 and which is solocated as to be moved with the rod in and out of the opening or recess15 of the dispenser and the ejection or piston 25 is firmly secured tothe lever at the levers right extremity.

The Bobbie pin compartment 26' is formed on the cover plate 16 above thelocation of the ejection pin compart-,

ment 19' and is provided with the end walls 27 .and 28 and the sidewalls 29 and-30. These walls may be can: tiguous with one another andhave outer flaring end recesses 31 and 32' that are parallel to oneanother and form an ejector or piston chamber and a pin ejectionchamber, the latter having the ejection opening 33 for the Bobbie pin,

The ejector guide rail 34 is formed adjacent to the end of the pincompartment and leaving a spacebetween itself and the end wall 28 of thepin compartment so' as to form a space for the fixed spring 34A and isin direct alignment with the ejection opening 33 for the Bobbie pin. Theejector guide rail terminates short of t the sidewall 30 and its freeend is in contact with the l drawn back to its normal position, throughthe manual fixed spring 34A. The purpose of the fixed spring is to actas a pressure guide for the rail so as to aid in guiding the pin intothe ejection opening. After the pin has been ejected, theejector orpiston is automatically release of the rod or lever 20 and which isbrought to its normal position by the spring 23." The pressure againstthe spring 34A is then diminished, allowing the spring to give'sufiicient resilient contact with the free end of the guide rail '34 soas to keep the same in align ment with the pin ejection opening. Y Y

The ejector member or piston 25 has a curled lip portion 35 that engagesthe underside of the ejector guide rail and overlaps the exposed edgethereof and is slidable therealong. The underside 36 of the ejectormember forms the engagement and pressure means for ejecting the Bobbiepins 37 through the ejection opening33, where the pinspreader block 38projects from the free arcuate end of the fixed spring.

The Bobbie pin compartment is provided with a hinged lid 42 having asuitable type latch or catch 43 for locking the lid to the compartmentand has also the slot 43 along one side for removing the card supportingthe pins from the compartment.

Access to the interior of the Bobbie pin compartment and the pinejection portion is by lifting the lid 42, placing a card of Bobbie pinswithin the compartment and causing the pins to be engaged by the pinguide rod 41, removing the card and thus leave the pins in their guidedposition within the compartment.

Due to the spring pressure on the pressure bar the pins are kept underconstant abutting contact with one another and always having theoutermost pin in abutting contact with the inner surface of the guiderail so that each pin in succession will be located below the undersurface of the ejector or piston 25 which engages with the guide rail 34and acts as the means for ejecting the pin out through the pin ejectionopening.

In using the dispenser, the person holds the unit to the portion of thehead of hair to which they wish a Bobbie pin to engage, pressing on thefinger saddle to move the lever, which being so mounted on the bearingor roller pin as to be given axial movement, permits the ejector member.to move directly forward along the guide rail and force the individualBobbie pin forward or across the pin compartment until the free ends ofthe Bobbie pin contacts the pin spreader block which is extended to thecentre of the path by means of the spring to which it is fixedlysecured. The forward movement of the Bobbie pin against the spreaderblock causes the same to open apart the prongs of the pin as it isforced along the guide rail towards the pin outlet where it emerges tocontact the persons hair, the pin being now opened by the finger. As thepin is placed in position in the hair, the person releases pressure onthe lever, the same being actuated by the lever spring to automaticallymove backwards and draw the ejector member back from the Bobbie pin andthis coincidently allows the fixed spring and the pin spreader block toreturn to their normal position until the pin is brought back intoposition and ready for ejecting another pin when required.

It is of course understood that ramifications and modifications may bemade without departing from the essential features of the invention asdescribed and illustrated hereinabove;

What I claim is:

1. In a dispenser for Bobbie pins and the like, a base plate and a coverplate secured together and comprising a handle and a pin ejectioncompartment, said pin ejection compartment having a pin dischargeaperture opening a Bobbie pin compartment formed on said cover plate andsuperimposed over said pin ejection compartment and having a passagewaycommunicating therewith, a manually operated lever mounted in saidhandle and having a free end extending into said pin ejectioncompartment, a pin ejector secured to the free end of said lever andprojecting into said pin compartment and adapted to engage with the pinsindividually fed thereto and eject the same from the pin compartment, anejection guide rail having one end secured to the free end of said leverand extending into said pin ejection compartment, a spring membersecured within said pin ejection compartment and adjacent to the pindischarge aperture opening thereof and adapted to be in contact with thefree end of said ejector guide rail, and a pin spreader block secured tosaid spring member and located at the pin discharge opening of said pinejection compartment.

2. In a dispenser for Bobbie pins and the like, a base plate having anelongated portion at one end and an enlarged portion at the other end, anarrow neck joiningsaid portions together, -a fiangeextending around thecontour of said base plate with the exception of that portionv of thecontour of the base plate surrounding the V manually operated levermounted in said handle and having a free end extending into said pinejection compartment, a pin ejector secured to the free end of saidlever and projecting into said pin compartment and adapted to engagewith the pins individually fed thereto and eject the same from the pincompartment, an ejection guide rail having one end secured to the freeend of said lever and extending into said pin ejection compartment, aspring member secured within said pin ejection compartment and adjacentto thepin discharge aperture opening thereof and adapted to be incontact with the free end of said ejector guide rail, and a pin spreaderblock secured to said spring member and located at the pin dischargeopening of said pin ejection compartment.

3. In a dispenser for Bobbie pins and the like, a base plate and a coverplate secured together and comprising a handle and a pin ejectioncompartment, said pin ejection compartment having a pin dischargeaperture opening a Bobbie pin compartment formed on said cover plate andsuperimposed over said pin ejection compartment and having acommunicating passage therewith, an ejector guide rail extending acrossthe width of said Bobbie pin compartment and forming the outer endthereof, a manually operated lever mounted in said handle and having afree end extending into said pin ejection compartment, a pin ejectorsecured to the free end of saidlever and engaging with said ejectorguide rail and adapted to engage with the pins individually fed theretoand eject the same through the pin discharge aperture opening, a setspring secured to a wall of the communicating passageway between saidBobbie pin compartment and said pin ejection compartment and adapted tobe in contact with the free end of said ejector guide rail, and a pinspreader block secured to said set'spring and located at the pindischarge aperture opening of said pin ejection compartment.

4. In a dispenser for Bobbie pins and the like, a base plate, a coverplate secured to said base plate, a handle and a pin ejectioncompartment formed by said base plate and said cover plate and having apin discharge aperture opening, a Bobbie pin compartment formed on saidcover plate and superimposed over said pin ejection compartment andhaving a communicating passageway therewith and a pin discharge opening,a pin pressure bar located in said pin compartment and held in positiontherein and against the Bobbie pins by spring ten-' sion, an ejectorguide rail extending across the width of said Bobbie pin compartment andforming the outer end thereof, a manually operated lever mounted in saidhandle and under spring tension and extending into said pin ejectioncompartment, a pin ejector secured to the free end of said lever andengaging with said ejector guide rail and adapted to engage with thepins individually fed thereto and eject the same through the pindischarge aperture opening, a set spring secured to a wall of thecommunicating passageway between said Bobbie pin compartment and saidpin ejection compartment and adapted to be in contact with the free endof said ejector guide rail, and a pin spreader block secured to said setspring and located at the pin discharge aperture opening of said pinejection compartment.

Sharp Mar. 31, 1942 2,340,894 Morrell Feb. 8, 1944 2,423,788Muller-Molnar July 8, '1947

